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Sròn nan larnachan

hill or mountain · Highland · 374m

GaelicAI-generated

This name means 'nose of the ptarmigans'. 'Sròn' is Gaelic for 'nose', referring to a prominent ridge. 'larnachan' is likely a variant or older form of 'tarmachan', meaning 'ptarmigan'.

Word origins

Sròn
Gaelicnose(from sròn "nose, snout, promontory")
nan
Gaelicof the(from an "the (genitive plural)")
larnachan
Gaelicptarmigans(from tarmachan "ptarmigan")